An independent draft report has found Bathurst Hospital needs to treat more patients but there is no recommendation to close more beds at the facility.

A draft report into the Bathurst Health Service has also recommended reviewing the high cost of diagnostic services in the region and improving transport links.

The review into the service started in December last year and consultations will now begin with key stakeholders about future changes.

The chief of Western New South Wales Local Health District, Scott McLachlan, says the report recommended making Bathurst a centre for elective public patient joint replacement procedures to boost patient numbers.

"In terms of the volume of patients that we see at Bathurst - elective orthopaedics will certainly add a greater volume of patients cared at Bathurst and patients from the rest of the region so it creates a centre of excellence for Bathurst," Mr McLachlan said.

"We do need to continually look at the number of patients compared to other hospitals as well."

The chief of the Western New South Wales Local Health District, Scott McLachlan, says the report is largely good news for Bathurst Hospital.

"It really doesn't have any big negative issues that I think people would be concerned about," Mr McLachlan said.

"There's no bed closures. No cuts to services.

"We think there are a lot of services that need to be improved.

"I think it is a positive report for Bathurst.

The review recommends improving patient flows and examining the costs of diagnostic services.

The findings also include the need to improve links between Bathurst medical staff with other professionals within the region and in metropolitan areas.

The review also finds a need to improve support and consent systems for rehabilitation patients as well as improving transport systems.